Texas Wild Ready For 2014
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IRVING, TEXAS – Individual tickets are now on sale for the Texas Wild, Irving’s professional tennis team. The Wild begins their second season of Mylan World TeamTennis action on July 8 at the Four Seasons Resort and Club Dallas at Las Colinas in Irving, Texas. Individual ticket sales have launched online at www.texaswildtennis.com or are available by calling 972-823-WILD. The team will play seven regular season home matches during July. Gates will open at 6:00 pm, and matches will begin at 7:30 pm.
The Texas Wild’s roster has three returning players from last year’s Western Conference finalist team — Alex Bogomolov Jr., Darija Jurak, and Aisam Qureshi. Newcomer Anabel Medina Garrigues will make her debut for the Texas Wild on July 6th in their season opener at Boston. Garrigues won two WTA doubles titles in 2014 with Yaroslava Shvedova and is currently ranked No. 22 in the world in doubles. Garrigues has two Grand Slam titles, won the silver medal for women’s doubles at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, and has a career high ranking of No. 16 in the world for singles.
• The Texas Wild will hold its season home opener on Tuesday July 8th, against the
defending Mylan WTT champion Washington Kastles, featuring 2013 US Open doubles champion Leander Paes.
• Ladies Night will be held Friday July 11th, with special ticket discounts and the opportunity to win prize packages.
• On Sunday July 13th, the Texas Wild will host a USTA Family Fun night with all grandstand seats at a discounted price. The opposing team, the San Diego Aviators, will be bringing the winner of six WTA singles titles, Daniela Hantuchova as part of their lineup.
• The following Tuesday July 15th, the Wild will face the Springfield Lasers. Partnering with CBS, individual grandstand tickets will be at a special discounted price.

• The City of Irving will present a “Texas Throwdown” Tuesday, July 17th when the Wild hosts our southern rival, the Austin Aces. All local residents will receive a special discounted price for grandstand seats. The Aces will be bringing former 2nd ranked player in the world, Vera Zvonareva.
• On Saturday July 19th, the Texas Wild will hold Retro Night offering discounts to all dressed up for the theme, and also offering a chance to win prizes at halftime for the best retro dressed.
• The last home match of the season, July 20th, will be Dallas Tennis Association and Northeast Tarrant Tennis night, with discounts for members of these organizations. Vera Zvonareva will lead the Austin Aces back to Irving.
Texas Wild owner/GM Jeff Launius expressed his enthusiasm over the great promotions being held for all home matches and the hopes to make the Western Conference finals for the second time. “I am very excited for this upcoming 2014 season, especially with the return of three of our players from last year and introducing our newest member,” said Launius. “I really think the fans will enjoy watching our new player, Anabel Medina Garrigues and what she brings to the court.”
Individual match tickets begin as low as $30 per ticket. Group ticket discounts and season tickets are also available by calling the team office at 972-823-WILD. For a complete and updated list of dates, ticket prices, and promotions visit www.texaswildtennis.com. Follow the Texas Wild on Facebook at www.facebook.com/txwildtennis or on Twitter
at @TexasWildTennis.
